M5.2 earthquake 87 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 87 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 17, 1982, 2:04 AM GMT+9 (17:04 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-16 17:04:24 UTC
- Depth
- 45.3 km (28.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.506° N, 127.048° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15985 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.4137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15969 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.624 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15960 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.578 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 15937 days ago · 144 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15927 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rgf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC.